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wane

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v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

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verge

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n. border; edge

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uproarious

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adj. marked by commotion; extremely funny

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uncouth

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adj. outlandish; clumsy; boorish

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traduce

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v. expose to slander(defame)

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travesty

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n. harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness

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titter

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n. nervous laugh

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tactile

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adj. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

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tempo

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n. speed of music

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stanza

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n. division of a poem

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stoic

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adj. impassive; unmoved by joy or grief

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subsistence

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n. means needed to support life; existence

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slander

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n. defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

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shun

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v. keep away from

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rotundity

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n. roundness; sonorous of speech

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retentive

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adj. able to retain or keep; able to remember

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reprise

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n. musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action

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remedial

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adj. curative; corrective

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reciprocal

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adj. mutual; exchangeable; interacting

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quaint

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adj. odd; old-fashioned; picturesque

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protege

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n. person receiving protection and support from a patron

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preposterous

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adj. absurd; ridiculous

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preamble

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n. introductory statement

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poseur

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n. person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others

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phoenix

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n. symbol of immortality or rebirth

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parameter

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n. boundary; limiting factor; distinguishing characteristic

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ordinance

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n. decree

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onset

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n. beginning; attack

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objective (adj)

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adj. not influenced by emotions; fair

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objective (n)

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n. goal; aim

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nonentity

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n. person of no importance; nonexistence

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multilingual

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adj. having many languages

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modulate

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v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

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miscellany

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n. mixture of writings on various subjects

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matriculate

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v. enroll (in college or graduate school)

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luminous

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adj. shining; issuing light

37
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liberator

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n. one who sets free

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jubiliation

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n. rejoicing

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irate

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adj. characterized by great anger

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intuition

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n. immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning

41
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interim

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n. meantime

42
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insubordination

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n. disobedience; rebelliousness

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infinitesimal

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adj. exceedingly small; so small as to be nonexistent

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impugn

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v. dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way)

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impenetrable

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adj. not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding

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hostility

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n. unfriendliness; hatred

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gustatory

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adj. affecting the sense of taste

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germinal

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adj. pertaining to a germ; creative

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forsake

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v. desert; abandon; renounce

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fret

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v. to be annoyed or vexed

51
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extradition

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n. surrender of prisoner by one state to another

52
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entitlement

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n. right to claim something; right to benefits

53
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elliptical

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adj.oval; ambiguous; either purposely or because key words have been left out

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continence

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n. self-restraint; sexual chastity

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conducive

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adj. contributing; tending to

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chronicle

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v. report; record (in chronoological order)

57
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disingenuous

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adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere

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disquiet

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v. make uneasy or anxious

59
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delectable

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adj. delightful; delicious

60
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turpitude

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n. depravity(state of being corrupt)

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